Diana Penty
Diana Penty is an Indian actress and model who works mainly in Hindi cinema. After beginning her modelling career in 2005, she made her film debut as Meera Sahni in Cocktail in 2012. Her later roles include the runaway bride Happy in Happy Bhag Jayegi, army officer Ambalika Bandyopadhyay in Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Ira in Shiddat and Aditi Rawat in Bloody Daddy. She also appeared in Salute, Selfiee, Chhaava and the streaming series Do You Wanna Partner.
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Diana Penty Bio
Diana Penty was born on 2 November 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, with a bachelor's degree in mass media and began modelling in 2005 after signing with Elite Models India.
She moved into acting with Homi Adajania's romantic comedy Cocktail in 2012, playing Meera Sahni. The performance earned her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Female Debut. Following a four-year break from films, she returned in the title role of Happy Bhag Jayegi, a 2016 comedy about a runaway bride.
Her subsequent work included Gayatri Kashyap in Lucknow Central and Captain Ambalika Bandyopadhyay in Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran. She returned for Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi in 2018 and made a special appearance in Khandaani Shafakhana the following year. In Shiddat, she played Ira, while the Malayalam film Salute featured her as Dia.
In 2023, she appeared as Naina in Selfiee and Aditi Rawat in the streaming film Bloody Daddy. Her 2025 releases included Azaad, Chhaava and Detective Sherdil. Chhaava became her highest-grossing release.
She expanded into web series the same year as Anahita Makujina in Do You Wanna Partner.
Diana Penty Quick Facts
- Profession
- Actress and model
- Born
- 2 November 1985
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Years active
- 2005-present
- Known for
- Cocktail, Happy Bhag Jayegi, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Shiddat, Bloody Daddy and Chhaava
Diana Penty Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cocktail | Meera Sahni |
| 2016 | Happy Bhag Jayegi | Happy |
| 2017 | Lucknow Central | Gayatri Kashyap |
| 2018 | Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi | Harpreet “Happy” Kaur |
| 2018 | Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran | Capt. Ambalika Bandyopadhyay |
| 2019 | Khandaani Shafakhana | Special appearance |
| 2021 | Shiddat | Ira |
| 2022 | Salute | Dia |
| 2023 | Bloody Daddy | Aditi Rawat |
| 2023 | Selfiee | Naina |
| 2024 | Adbhut | |
| 2025 | Azaad | Kesar |
| 2025 | Chhaava | Shehzadi Zinat-un-Nissa |
| 2025 | Detective Sherdil | Natasha |
| Red Dress Massacre | ||
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TV and Web Series
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show | TV | Self |
| 2017 | The Drama Company | TV | Self |
| 2018 | Dance Deewane | TV | Self |
| 2025 | Do You Wanna Partner | Streaming | Anahita Makujina |
